Chapter 10.20
TURNING MOVEMENTS1
Sections:
10.20.010 Turning markers – Placement – Obedience required.
10.20.020 Prohibited turn signs – Placement – Obedience required.
10.20.030 Signs prohibiting right turns against red signal – Placement – Obedience required.
10.20.010 Turning markers – Placement – Obedience required.
A. The traffic engineer is authorized to place markers, buttons or signs within or adjacent to intersections indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning at such intersections, and the traffic engineer is authorized to allocate and indicate more than one lane of traffic from which drivers of vehicles may make right- or left-hand turns, and the course to be traveled as so indicated may conform to or be other than as prescribed by law or ordinance.
B. When authorized markers, buttons or other indications are placed within an intersection indicating the course to be traveled by vehicles turning thereat, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of such indications. (1964 Code § 16.33.)
10.20.020 Prohibited turn signs – Placement – Obedience required.
A. The traffic engineer is authorized to determine those intersections at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right, left or U-turn, and shall place proper signs at such intersections. The making of such turns may be prohibited between certain hours of any day and permitted at other hours, in which event the same shall be plainly indicated on the signs or they may be removed when such turns are permitted.
B. Whenever authorized signs are erected indicating that no right or left or U-turn is permitted, no driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign. (1964 Code § 16.34.)
10.20.030 Signs prohibiting right turns against red signal – Placement – Obedience required.
The traffic engineer is authorized to determine those intersections within any business or residence district at which drivers of vehicles shall not make a right turn against a red or stop signal and shall erect proper signs giving notice of such prohibition. No driver of a vehicle shall disobey the directions of any such sign. (1964 Code § 16.35.)
For statutory provisions regarding authority of cities to prohibit the making of any turning movement, see Vehicle Code § 22113.